New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
PERSONAL.

Thomas Valentine VINO IL coming W 'iV""-'N
~ superntend tho construction OF the Government"
mo- a-v-iock has been for twenty one years prom
,nontIv connected with inc United States Engineer
oa,oo in Philadelphia. and most OF the works per
bormcd In that harbor' down 10 tne Dola""i' "i
water, have been under has difecuon-
Tberp IL no ground for the recent report thao
Queen Victoria has relaxed tho rule against divorced
women appearing at Court
Senator Stewart. OF Nevada, says tat instead Oh
cutting OIL tho railroad passes OF senators ana l~P-
rrsenatlvcs a. has been GDno by tie lntentato Coh
nerce law he would give them all passes ana coinpei
each man 10 travel ut least 1000 miles year, III
order 20 have thom learn something about an paris
of tho country for which they nave to iesslAto'
Princess Doleourik. widow OF Car Alexander H..
IA now ono OF the chief leaders OF Partisan society
Uc, receptions ar uotod FOR tho high literary ana
artistio rank OF thu eucss
A course OF six lectures has Just been given at
coru.u University on "Iathogeno bacteria and their
Eelaton TO Hyeicncn by n,obald Smith, NJ d. OF the
claas OF 1881, chief assistant In tho United etaOs
Bureau Of Animal Industry. Tho leotuns "ero
largely attended by tho faculty ana stnaohs nna
wero supplemented by n paper beiole tno htrou nv
ural and Natural History societies ON the tnruo JUS
which arc commonly ~, Sd sbow SI TO be
caused BY tnrco distinct germs
Tho Iato Thomts Stevenson, tho eminent Scotch
engineer was tho father OF Mr. Robert LOUIS steVoh-
pon tho popular writer. lilo was tho author OF many
valuable inventions, particularly relating 70 ngn uao
~
Commission no declined all personal pront from 'nen
spoahine of tho late Iysander spoonor, Of Boston,
HIS waa saws "Hartford Courant" writer TALL
sooping grzzlcd figure. that was met on tho street,
and was easily identified by an earlier generAuoh
though little known 10 those who followed eomo
papers pronounced him great man. He had haruT
\ werl-bala nccd mind enough to morit this. lie was
earnest sincere, thoughtful and possessed OF logch
mower In reasoning As lawyer no had few cases.
and BIO lived In his later years principalD uPo"
An annuity from IA wealthy brother with whom nc
declined to have personal intercourse his prlncipai
hobby was tho unconsttutonality OF slavery In tho
limited States ito began TO WRIT upon this more
man forty Years ago. and published pamphlets TO-
n,arkabo for their original suggestion ana ingenious
ht tbcv were wort tho at enton those Interested
in tbess peculiar developnlnts Of mind. Mr. opooner
wsSo always good and ho was admired for his sturdy
and uncompromisIng devotion TO the right ne i I've,
10 DO an old man, having lew associates In hter
Ito and grmly In earnest at every stage vi i4'
General George A. Sheridan rolates this story
which he piolted up In New-Orloans A doegatoh
Of citizens OF place visited President Lincoln 70
hog him 20 remove General Butler from command
there Tho President listened while they prosontcd
tbelr thousand and ono grievances ana theh sa'u :
sWeIl gentlemen, much as you dislike General butlor
AZ least he has done good thing for YOU ior W
his wise sanitary regulations he has kept tho yehow
fov,r out ono Of the delegates. o creole, skipped
before tho President and replied excitody PARDON
nist,h President pardon II was not Butter vat Keep
70 feyaro away from city: was oOu lie sun
have a IeetIo mercy for poor people: ITO 40 NOT
send Ben Butler and 20 yellow icvaire Te Ea, ,n
scason. no saro The President laughed heartily
but ali tho same General Butlor WIS kept In command
DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes ssys bis correspondence
ia becoming 40 voiuminous that he s afraid he VIII
have TO take tn using typewriter, though ne
doesn't want IN.
And now 10 Is stated on authority that with tho
exception Of two weeks in tho Adirondachs tho PrcA
dent will spend tho summer at Washington.
Queen Margherita OF Italy attended every one OF
tho twenty-five performances OF Verdrs "oteilo' az
Tome always entering tho theatre before the oyerurV
was begun and remaining In bor scat TIL the iass
chord OF tho finale had been struck
Mr. and Mrs Gcorg Henschel will sing at Smith
College, Northampton. Mass Commencement weok'
hpd Professor Peabody, Of Harvard. wiz deliver tho
Commence cement address
81, Reginald Hanson IA said TO DO tho first LORD
MAYOR OF London who has received during his adj
mInstratioH tho degree OF LID from his university
General George A. Sheridan says no got moro
monoy for less actual service than any other man
who over served In Congress. He was not admitted
70 his soat until about three hours before the expIa
ton ~ bs term and ba drow SALARY, mileage, etc,
amounting 30 about $4,000. In that respect he
thinks his Congressional famo VIII DO immortal